Ola G. Furuseth

Ola G. Furuseth (born 1975) is a Norwegian actor.

Ola G. Furuseth attended the The Non-Degree Granting College of Romerike, and took a minor degree in theatre arts before he started the Arts Educational Schools in London in 1999. He graduated in 2002 and the same year he debuted at Trøndelag Theatre as Theo Sarapo in Pam Gems' Piaf. At the same theatre, he has acted in Terrorism by the Presnyakov Brothers and in 24 Unsuccessful Norwegians by Jesper Halle.

Ola G. Furuseth played the role of Frøy in Robert Wilson's Edda at The Norwegian Theatre in 2017. The Hedda Award 2017 in the special artistic achievement category was given to the complete ensemble of actors in the production.

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Object type Person
Functions Actor
Nationality Norwegian
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The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to the Edda ensemble:

"Certain assignments demand a more dedicated approach than others. Intense concentration. Detail-oriented precision. Finely tuned musicality. This year's award in the special artistic achievement category goes to an ensemble of actors who met and who mastered such an assignment with force and conviction. Some of them had experience with the same director and the same expression from former work. Some entered the work with openness and a will to learn. Together they succeeded in creating one of this year's most grandiose and most coherently stylistic performing arts experiences."

Ola G. Furuseth took part in the musical version of Falkberget's An-Magritt and played Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret.

Since then his roles at Trøndelag Theatre include the Man in Jo Strømgren's En gorilla søker hjem* (A Gorilla Seeks Home), George Tesman in Hedda Gabler and Hjalmar Ekdal in The Wild Duck. He played Ola in Jo Strømgren's The Pseudonym during the spring season of 2010.

Ola G. Furuseth was nominated for The Hedda Award 2010 in the best supporting actor category for the role of the Guard in Antigone by Sophocles, directed by Victoria Meirik, Trøndelag Theatre. He also was nominated for The Hedda Award 2007 in the best leading actor category for the role of Elling in Elling i nærkontakt* (Elling in close contact) by Ingvar Ambjørnsen at Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre).

Furuseth was nominated for The Hedda Award 2019 in the best leading actor category for the role of Adam in The Broken Jar, The Norwegian Theatre.

SOURCES:

The Hedda Award

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 19.06.2017, https://www.heddaprisen.no/vinnere/2017

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.10.19, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2019

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Education

The Non-Degree Granting College of Romerike

A minor degree in theatre theory

The Arts Educational Schools in London (1999-2002)